Improved floating anohoe



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l Letters Patent No. 61,983, dated February 12,1867.

vIMPROVED FLOATING ANCHOR.

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Be it known that I, GEORGE L. BAKER, of Astoria, in the county ofQueens, and State of New York, have invented a new and improved FloatingAnchor for keeping a vessels head to the wind; and I do hereby declarethat the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof,which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawing, forming part of thisspecification.

The figure is a perspective view of my improved apparatus, showing inred lines the bridle t0 which the i cable is vattached that connects itto the vessel.

My inventionhas for its object to furnish an improved apparatus by meansof which'a vessel that has lost herrudder, or become otherwise disabledor unmanageable in a gale of wind, may be held with her head to thewind, and thus prevented from getting into the trough of thesea andfoundering; and it consists in bolting planks and an iron Weight to aspar or cylinder in such a manner that the floating anchor may be keptin a vertical position in` the water, the Whole-being constructed,arranged, and connected to the vessel in the manner hereinafter morefully described.

A is a spar, about twenty-five feet long. B are planks, from eight toten feet long, one foot Wide, and four inches thick; and() is an ironWeight or bar, of suihcient size to hold the apparatus vertical in thewater.

AThe iron weight or bar C and planks B are secured to each other and tothe spar `A by three ormo're bolts, D,

passing through them, and secured in place by nuts, E,so that theapparatus can be readily taken apart for convenient storage on board thevessel, and easily and quickly put together` when required for use. Fare eye-` bolts or staples firmly attached to the planks B, torwhich areattached the ends of the ropes that form the bridle G. The ends of theseropes may be securcd to the eye-bolts F by metallic rings or thimbles toprevent their chaiing, or they may bese'cured by sister-hooks. Thislatter construction 4I- prefer, as it enables the bridle to be detachedfor storage. The bridle G terminates in a thimble for convenience inattaching the cable, by means ofv which the loatinganchor maybe'connected to the vessel. This cable may be of any desired length, andits end should be secured to the bott'7 of the'vessel. If desired ornecessary a chain cable may be used to connect the floating anchor tothe vessel, but in this case the Spal-A should be replaced Vbyan air andWatertighthollow cylinder, so as to increase the buoyancy of thefloating anchor that it may sustain the -weight of the said chaincable'. To the upper sideof the spar or cylinder Amay be attachedeye-bolts, rings, or shackles, or eyes may be formed upon the upper endsof the bolts D, as shown in the drawing,-for convenience in lowering theapparatus into the water, and hoisting it on board the vessel.

In using the apparatus, the spar, planks, and 'ironvweight are arrangedand' bolted together, the bridle and cable arranged and secured to thebow of the vessel, and the apparatus lowered into the Water. The actionof the wind upon the vessel, and the resistance of the Water upon theiloating anchor, compel the vessel to take a. position with her head tothe Wind, and keep her in that position.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

The combination of the spar A, `detachable planks B, Weight C, and boltsD, when constructed and arranged as herein set forth and for the purposespecified.

The above specification of my invention signed by me this 11th day ofDecember, 1866.

GEORGE L. BAKER.

Witnesses:

WM. F. MCNAMARA, JAMES T. GRAHAM.

